Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 825 - 815. Can’t Cope (Group Picture)

Chapter 825: 815. Can’t Cope (Group Picture)

Cha Duofen’s idea was good, but the bill counter woke up and its IQ rose by two points, deciding to use a new method!

So when she went to work and saw her boss, the first thing she did was—

"Boss, I’ve been working at the hotel for two years, and when I was hired, I was promised a raise..."

Indeed, it was promised, but that was just empty talk from HR and they didn’t even specify how much.

But it’s been two years!

In those two years, the deputy manager went from being the boss’s elder brother to a brand-new little brother-in-law brought by his second wife. Now that the bill counter brought this up, it wasn’t abrupt at all.

A few passing waiters also chirped in agreement: "Yes, yes, it was agreed to give a raise of 300 a month to old staff!"

The stingy boss’s forehead twitched, and after flipping through some reports, he decided to lay off some people today.

The lobby was full of group-buy or discount-attracting customers, barely profitable; why need so many waiters?

Anyway, since they’ve already paid for controlling reviews, it wouldn’t hurt if the waiters were a bit busier.

His hotel isn’t like Changleju across the street, which fearlessly wastes money decorating gardens and creating landscapes with private scenic VIP rooms...

In any case, money should be spent wisely!

As for waiters, their jobs aren’t contracted, nor is there any severance compensation. With so many unemployed people around, he can continuously hire others for the same salary...

He didn’t mention layoffs; instead, department managers directly @everyone in the group chat, basically saying that the current macro environment is tough, and so is the hotel. But they reassured everyone that their wages would be steady for the next three years...

What steadiness!

Although the bill counter was prepared, she almost burst out laughing and stuttered about resigning, then excitedly asked:

"If I stay until the end of the month, it’ll be two and a half years, can you pay me this month’s salary with the increase? I’ve grown fond of our hotel."

These sentiments the boss absolutely did not need!

Thus, over the course of one lunchtime, eleven staff members resigned, three of whom were dish-passers and seven were waiters, conveniently solving Boss Chang’s urgent problem—

Busy! The hotel was so busy it almost felt like flying! The trained staff from across the street had no buffer period. They changed into work clothes, put on masks, and started working just like the old staff!

Boss Chang thanked heaven and earth in his office.

Really, this is a bustling business, and the highlights from the first few days are nothing compared to the increasing busyness that would follow. Ten more people really isn’t a big deal!

...

Little did he know, on her first day at the new job, the bill counter was stationed at the service desk taking orders, and she too was busy breaking a sweat!

She was new and not yet proficient with the system, but why were there so many people ordering!

Her face hot under the thick N95 mask, the ordering system and the kitchen system were crisscrossing, constantly updating. The table in front just added a last-minute order for snow fungus soup, and the kitchen was about to run out.

A dish of green peppers priced at 368 seemed to contain caterpillar fungus—every private room was ordering it, making it seem almost free.

The kitchen, through her earpiece, was cursively telling them to stop rushing them, using their frequency, and she couldn’t turn it off!

In the corridor of the private rooms, a four- or five-year-old child was rolling on the ground, insisting on having another plate of scallion mixed with tofu, wailing loudly...

Oh, Lord!

It’s ridiculous that their former boss even spent money on marketing, claiming the restaurant was bustling with customers... Do you know what bustling looks like?

In two hours over lunch, each private room was turned over once on average. And then the lobby... as soon as the scent of food seeped out, none of the entering customers could leave.

With no seats left in the private rooms, many preferred the lobby. The parking lot was filled with luxury cars, and there were three people live streaming in the lobby!

And there were two others trying to use reflectors, but they were denied by the waitstaff.

Mainly highlighting the chaos and busyness!

The recently hired waitstaff didn’t even have the chance to blend in; they were directly busy to the point of melting! No wonder the triple base salary and a 200 bonus... Without financial support, even Iron Man couldn’t survive!

Until 1:30 PM, when the kitchen frequently announced sold-out signature dishes, the customers gradually decreased, allowing everyone to catch their breath.

But then looking at the reservation sheets handed by the front desk and manager—alas, another tough evening ahead.

At 2:30 PM, there was only one table left in the lobby.

The manager, familiar with the routine, arranged for on-duty staff to take care of it and notified the kitchen early that they were out of dishes, then led everyone to break.

During the break, they even called in security to help new staff move their luggage, arrange accommodation, and schedule them to start work an hour later...

Honestly, with all these details adding up, the waitstaff who had been running around until their legs were circular sighed: "Though busy, once we finish we can rest, and it’s well-arranged... pretty good."

Indeed.

The Youran Eco Base was actually quite good at first, but then as more and more insiders joined, the work environment changed.

Now arriving at a different workplace, everyone was even more energized.

Just then, a staff member browsing their phone suddenly saw their hotel—

"Hey, hey?"

The entire break room’s staff pulled out their phones, and finally Boss Chang came and projected it on the screen—

It was a replay of a live stream on a platform.

The host was a casually dressed young woman, but the viewing fans were not few, amassing over two hundred万人次.

On the screen, she stood on the stairs, with cars visibly packed around her.

"Family! Today, Xiaoyun is taking you to explore a store! But this_time, it’s not a small eatery from the backstreets nor a new store with great reviews, but our River City’s century-old store—Changleju!"

"Come, everyone, look, this grand and luxurious Chinese-style hotel, newly renovated and just reopened, is Changleju!"

"Honestly, just based on the appearance and the garden corridor in the middle, I think it looks much better than that Wang Residence adapted from an old mansion in Imperial City."

"This is my first time here... What? Real estate in small places is so cheap it seems extravagant? Family, the place I’m in is the city center of River City!"

"Though it can’t compare to Imperial City, the real estate prices here in today’s market are at 50,000 per square meter—the reason this owner can afford such luxury and even build a garden is purely because the land belongs to their family."

"Don’t be envious, after generations of management, they have reached today’s scale—you ask if it’s good? If it wasn’t good, how could they acquire such land?"

"But if you say it’s very special, not really. Many years ago I came here with my family, and their specialty was just traditional dishes..."

"Price? Back then, the prices were quite reasonable."

"But today, everyone, look at this decoration, this environment... I say it’s cheap, someone has to believe it, right?"